The holiday season is in full swing! Musicals, ballets, concerts, plays and more are filling up the calendar from here until Christmas. This year, you’ll find a huge variety and something for every age group and interest.

Get your tickets now as many of the holiday performances sell out fast.

HOLIDAY SHOWS AND PERFORMANCES

Multiple Dates

Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a big splash of a family musical with eye-popping musical numbers and an award-winning score. The production continues the Civic’s tradition of family-friendly musicals to bring in the holiday season.

Remaining performance dates: Friday, December 15th at 7:30 pm, Saturday, December 16th at 7:30 pm and Sunday, December 17th at 2:00 pm.

In the Rehearsal Shed (at the Barn Theatre), join the fun as they celebrate the Christmas season with all of your favorite carols and holiday songs. To add to the festivities, we’ll be serving complimentary pie, coffee, and hot chocolate. Perfect for the whole family, this joyous, reflective and heartwarming show is sure to create wonderful memories that will last a lifetime.This special event is not part of any coupon book package.

Show dates: Weekends from December 8 – 23, Friday shows are at 7pm
Saturday & Sunday shows are at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm

Single Event Dates

The beloved TV classic RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER soars off the screen and onto the stage this holiday season. Come see all of your favorite characters from the special including Santa and Mrs. Claus, Hermey the Elf, the Abominable Snow Monster, Clarice, Yukon Cornelius and, of course, Rudolph, as they come to life in RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER: THE MUSICAL.

Join your KSO, Sara Andon and the Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus as we rediscover music from your favorite holiday movies, such as A Charlie Brown Christmas, Elf, Frozen and It’s a Wonderful Life to name a few!

The Community Voices ensemble will be performing in the Jolliffe Theatre. Community Voices is Cresendo Academy of Music’s ensemble for teens and adults with mental and physical challenges. This concert is free.

The Eastside Choir will be performing with KCC’s Coro de Niños. A neighborhood choir, rehearsing and performing in the neighborhood, for the betterment and enrichment of all the communities that make up the east side of Kalamazoo.

Every December nearly 200 members of the Kalamazoo Children’s Chorus present their annual holiday concert. This year, KCC is at beautiful Chenery Auditorium, where the children will once again raise their voices in “Holiday Cheer.”

Performance date: Sunday, December 17 at 3:00 pm

RELIGIOUS EVENTS

Celebrate the birth of Jesus this season with everyone’s favorite Christmas comedy sing-along! We’re telling the Christmas story through all of your favorite hits from the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s and now. This FREE Christmas production.

Show times: Saturday, December 16 at 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm & Sunday, December 17 at 9:00 am and 11:00 am.

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Jill is a mom of a busy 8 year old son. KZOOkids.com was started in 2013 to showcase all of the great things to do in and around Kalamazoo. When not working the KZOOkids.com website, Jill likes to hike, cook, and read in her free time.